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Caring for lesbian and gay people [electronic resource] : a clinical guide / Allan Peterkin and Cathy Risdon.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Peterkin, Allan (Author), Risdon, Cathy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Gay people > Medical care.
Lesbians > Medical care.
Gay people > Health and hygiene.
Lesbians > Health and hygiene.
Family medicine.
Homosexuality.
Physician and patient.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why a Clinical Guide on Lesbian and Gay Health?
  • 2. Improving the Doctor-Patient / Provider-Client Relationship
  • 3. Lesbians' Physical and Sexual Health
  • 4. Gay Men's Physical and Sexual Health
  • 5. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescent Physical and Mental Health
  • 6. Diagnosing and Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • 7. HIV Issues
  • 8. The Mental Health of Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals
  • 9. Substance Abuse
  • 10. The Body
  • 11. Relationships
  • 12. Special Populations
  • 13. Professional and Training Issues
  • 14. Legal Issues
  • Appendix A: Factors that May Indicate an Increase in Risk for Specific Diseases
  • Appendix B: Sample Legal Contracts.

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